Postcode area · Bradford
Crime in BD
How much crime is recorded in BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 651,745 (2024)
BDPostcode area · Bradford
How safe is BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BDNational
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Burglary15.99.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Shoplifting6.98.4
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.